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Carey Carries Vanderbilt to Close Win at
Canisius

from press release

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Senior All-American Ally Carey
scored four goals, including three of the game's final four
tallies, to lead the No. 7/6 Vanderbilt women's lacrosse team to a
10-8 victory at Canisius on Sunday.

Five Commodores scored in the game, with reserves Alex Priddy
and Abby Wheeler each notching two goals. Carey was 4-of-4 on free
position attempts in the game.

Vanderbilt (4-1) survived a 20-minute drought that saw the
Golden Griffins score five straight goals to take a 8-6 lead with
17 minutes to play. After Canisius (2-3) took its two-goal lead,
Vanderbilt scored twice in less than a minute. Carey's free
position goal was followed closely by a score from fellow-senior
Priddy.

Carey would return to the eight-meter arc twice more over the
game's final nine minutes, giving Vanderbilt back the lead at the
8:52 mark and then scoring an insurance goal with just over five
minutes to play.

Junior goalkeeper Chelsea Pasfield made three saves while
allowing only three goals in the second half as Vanderbilt held
Canisius scoreless over the final 17 and a half minutes.

After sophomore Katie Mastropieri scored just 18 seconds into
the game, the Commodores never trailed in the first half. Carey's
first goal at the 7:40 mark of the first half gave Vanderbilt a 6-3
lead, but the Griffs would score twice before halftime to only
trail by one at the break.

"We have a great team this year, but we need more consistency,"
VU Head Coach Cathy Swezey said. "Hopefully, we can learn to play a
60-minute game very soon."